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1972Final results

1972 election for Ohio House District 5

Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio

Richard F. Celeste (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Anthony C. Sinagra (R) by 14.8 points.

Richard F. CelesteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%21,723
42.6%16,130
37,853 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+7.81974D+37.71976D+47.01978D+49.31980R+18.41982R+36.11984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET